Julio and his family come back to Argentina shortly after the end of the dictatorship. His brother is kidnapped so Julio and the family have to pay ransom just to discover the corruption that lies behind the Argentinian government.
A stellar performance by Rodrigo de la Serna as Julio anchors the great script by Andrea Garrote and Daniela Goggi.
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The Rescue 2023
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Miwene 2022
The Waorani tribe in the Ecuadorian Amazon collaborates with a group of educators (Stanford) to preserve their oral tradition and the wisdom of their elders by recording their stories and creating an educational program that incorporates the Ecuadorian curriculum with their traditions.
The documentary features strong, endearing characters, like Gange (Anita) and her grandmother Weba.
Filmed over 11 years Miwene shows us how Gange becomes a confident filmmaker, mother and leader in her community.
Meeting Weba is such a treat!…
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The Father 2020
Anthony Hopkins gives the performance of his career playing a character that descents into dementia. What makes the film unique is that we experience the changes from his point of view. You follow along when he confuses characters, places, memories, days. The supporting cast, which includes the always outstanding Olivia Colman doesn’t have a weak link.
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The Tiniest Place 2011
For her first feature documentary Tatiana Huezo travels back to Él Salvador, where she was born (her family moved to Mexico when she was 4 years old).
In “El Lugar Más Pequeño” The Tiniest Place citizens of the tiny village of Cinquera (in the Cabañas province) recount their experiences during the Salvadorian civil war (which took place roughly from the late 1970s to 1992 when the peace accords were signed). Cinquera was a stronghold of the insurgent movement (FMLN, which after…
